Free beauty gifts on your birthday

Benefit Brow Bar

Doreen ChristensenSun Sentinel

If your birthday's coming up in the next 12 months (ha!), cash in on quite a few free gifts from some top beauty brands and stores. Sign up and you'll get these beautiful gifts, from premium hair-care products to salon services and osmetics, on your special day. Here's how:

Aveda.com: Join the Aveda Birthday Program and get a free $25 Pure-Fume Spirit or body care product custom-blended with an essential oil of your choice. Get five friends to join the program and you'll receive a free travel-size Aveda Hand Relief valued at $8. You'll get a postcard you can redeem at a South Florida Aveda salon for 28 days from your birthday. Other freebies offered: A free two-piece Invati sample pack and hair treatment with purchase.

Philosophy: Sign and get a free birthday gift and special offers and promotions.

Benefit Brow Bar: Receive a free brow service valued at $20 during the week of your birthday (Sunday through Saturday). Just bring a photo ID to any Benefit Brow Bar inside select South Florida Macy's and Ulta Beauty stores and claim your freebie. If you're under age 18, you must be accompanied by a parent or guardian. The offer expires on Dec. 31.

Sephora.com: Register to become a "Beauty Insider" and you'll get a free two-piece Benefit Birthyday Turn-Ons kit with a mini They're Real mascara and a Watt's Up Highlighter. Redeem the offer two weeks before or after your birthday. Also, you get points every time your buy something. Redeem them for free samples and full-sized products.

Victoria's Secret: Become an Angel Card Member and get a surprise birthday gift each year along with six months worth of coupons and $10 in rewards for every $250 spent.

CVS Beauty Club: Join and get $3 in ExtraBucks Rewards to redeem in stores. Add a coupon frequently in Sunday's paper and the item will be nearly free. Plus you get $5 ExtraBucks Rewards for every $50 spent on qualifying beauty purchases.